Giles faces parole as Texas scandal figure eyes release
Bascom Giles, serving a seven year sentence for the largest Texas scandal, may become a free man in January. Parole could follow next month amid broader charges detailed elsewhere. The piece links his case to a broader context of fraud and a note on Yuletide holly's symbolism, then reports on underground irrigation networks in the High Plains with 2,532 miles of pipe and ongoing farmer plans due to drought.
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Texas
Bascom Giles
Giles
High Plains
Technik Family in Need of Aid After Fatal Crash
The George Technik family suffered a two car crash that killed their nine year old son and severely injured their seven year old daughter and Mr Technik with extensive hospital bills. Citizens have contributed and more cash donations are requested at Farmers and Merchants State Bank in Moulton or Henkhaus Grocery Store.
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George Technik
Mr. Technik
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Moulton
Henkhaus
World's tallest man visits H E B Store in San Antonio
Mr Texas Gold, 8 feet 4 inches tall and 327 pounds, appears at the H E B Store on New Braunfels Avenue with four former Moulton boys now in San Antonio. The family details include tall relatives and a family of four children with heights ranging from 3 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 2 inches.
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Moulton
San Antonio
Texas Gold
H.E.B
New Braunfels Avenue
Gene Boehm
Wayne Kuhen
Leroy Muehlstein
Texas
Little Kaylene Kalisek Grabs Ankle Fracture
Two year old Kaylene Kalisek daughter of Mr and Mrs Julius Kalisek of near kamensky fractured her right ankle while playing on the porch. She was taken to Wagner Hospital in Shiner for treatment.
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Kaylene
Julius Kalisek
Kamensky
Wagner Hospital
Shiner
Bobkittens Take Reserve in Waelder Tourney Finals
The Bobkittens won their first game 49 to 32 against Waelder, then 44 to 14 over Flatonia to reach the finals. Marion defeated Moulton 49 to 38 for 1st place, with Moulton earning 2nd. Annie Jasek and Carol Ann Darilek made the All Tournament Team with trophies.
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Bobkittens
Waelder
Flatonia
Moulton
Boblittens
Marion
Annie Jasek
Carol Ann Darilek
Moulton Bobkittens Battle Sheridan in Local Gym
The Moulton Bobkittens played Sheridan Tuesday December 11 in the local gym.
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Moulton Bobkittens
Sheridan
Service Stations Closed On Christmas And New Year
Notice states Our Service Stations will be closed all day Tuesday December 25 and Tuesday January 1. Filipp s Service Station Jalufka Service Station Welfl Service Station.
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Filipp
Jalufka
Welfl
Giles Set For Early Release On 75 Year Sentence
Convict Bascom Giles, inmate 136039 at Huntsville prison, faces parole eligibility after serving one year of a 75 year total for a multi state land scandal. He surrendered Jan 16 after July 28 1955 theft pleas and pled guilty to 12 indictments across Travis Bexar and Zavala counties.
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Sioner
General Land Office
Veterans Land
Giles
Austin
Travis County
Bexar
Zavala County
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Benjamin Koen 73 Dies at Theo Joost Rest Home
Benjamin Koen aged 73 died at the Theo Joost Rest Home on December 5 from a stroke. Funeral services were held December 6 at 11 a.m. Rev. Bernard Gobel officiated. burial followed in Moulton Catholic Cemetery. Born in Tennessee April 25, 1883, he moved to Texas and lived in Moulton since 1952. Survivors were listed as unknown.
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Benjamin Koen
Theo Joost
Bernard Goebel
Moulton Catholic Cemetery
Keen
Tennesee
Texas
Moulton
Fred Brosch 53 Interred at Praha Cemetery
Fred Brosch 53 of Praha died suddenly December 7 from a personal safety related gunshot wound. He was born Novohrad, married to Lillie Migl, a St Isidor Society member who farmed and carpentered. Funeral at Praha Catholic Church with burial in Praha Cemetery. survived by wife two sons a daughter six sisters two brothers and three granddaughters. See funeral page for details.
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Fred Brosch
Praha
Mr. Brosch
Novohrad
Frank Brosch
Anna Holub
Lillie Mig
St. Isidor Society
GWSF Seeks Christmas Gifts for Patients
Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation asks for gifts for about 83 patients over Christmas. Recreation therapy chief Ed Fulkerson notes current shortfall and accepts any gift type. Contributions may be mailed to Ed Fulkerson P O Box 58 Gonzales Texas.
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Gonzales
Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation
Ed Fulkerson
Fulkerson
Red Cross
Gray Lady
Ed. Fulkerson
P. O
Texas
Pvt Stavinoha to Join Overseas Forces Soon
Pvt Kenward R Stavinoha, drafted last August, is stationed at Fort Lewis Washington awaiting overseas orders. Previously with the 47th Infantry at Fort Carson Colorado he now serves in the 24th Division and may be sent to Korea and then Japan. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles Stavinoha of Moulton Route 1 and trained at Fort Bliss Texas.
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Pvt
Kenward R. Stavinoha
U. S. Army
Fort Lewis
Washington
Kenward
47Th Infantry
Fort Carson
Colorado
Stavinoha
Korea
Japan
Charles Stavinoha
Moulton
Fort Bliss
Texas
Boursville School
Houston
Christmas Parcel Post Delays Prompt Mail Early Push
Postmaster Meiners urged the public to help the Mail Early For Christmas program. Parcel Post gifts lag behind last year while cards run about the same. He advised sending out of state parcels by Air Parcel Post and noted that arrival timing matters less than the thought behind the gift or card.
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Meiners
Parcel Post
Air Parcel Post
Santa To Arrive Here Mon Evening
Adolph Bartos of here suffered severe burns Friday while cutting scrap iron with an acetylene torch on the junk car lot east of Rock Inn. Gasoline vapors ignited, flames enveloped his body. neighbor Partridge aided and he was treated at Shiner hospital then transported to a Galveston hospital for further care.
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Adolph Bartos
Here
Rock Inn
Mr. Bartos
Bartos
Partridge
Bobkatz Take Top Awards In Tourney
The Bobkatz lost to Pattision by two points in Wael der tournament their first defeat. They then won two consolation games, beating Stockdale 64 33 and Shiner 64 36. They earned a Sportsmanship trophy for conduct. Lineup included Leroy Kubenka Paul Fless ner Kenneth Fishbeck Raymond Lockstedt Benet Ja sek Benjamin Machalec Harvey Michna Lon Schacher David Anderle Joe Darilek Charles Sedlar Oscar Kubenka.
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Bobkatz
Waelder
Pattision
Stockdale
Shiner
Pattusion
Moulton
Leroy Kubenka
Paul Flessner, Jr
Kenneth Fishbeck
Raymond Lockstedt
Benet'ct Jasek
Benjamin Machalec
Harvey Michna
Lon Schacher
David Anderle
Joe Darilek
Charles Sedlar
Oscar Kubenka
Moulton Bobkatz to Play In Weimar Tournament
Moulton is among sixteen teams in the First Annual Weimar Basketball Tournament set for December 13 to 15 at the new $125,000 Weimar Public School Gym. Games begin 2:40 PM Thursday with the final at 8:25 PM Saturday, trophies awarded by the Weimar Quarterback Club.
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Moulton
Weimar
Charles Tykal Sr laid to rest in Houston area funeral
Charles Tykal Sr of Houston died December 8 at 5 30 p m in a Shreveport hospital after illness. He was 64 11 1. Born in Czechoslovakia he lived in Lavaca and Houston and served in World War I. Funeral services were held December 11 at Smith Funeral Home and St Joseph Catholic Church with Rev Bernard Goebel. Burial in Moulton Catholic Cemetery under American Legion auspices. Survived by wife Katherine a daughter A J Daley three sons Gene Charles Jr and Alan and seven grandchildren. Also survived by siblings in Czechoslovakia and Wisconsin. he was predeceased by his parents and a son. Pallbearers listed.
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Praha Catholic
Marcus Valenta
Praha
Jimmie
Houston
Eugene Brosch
Erwin
Gladys) Kouba
Frank
Mary) Faltysek
Jim
Laura) Tupa
Joe
Emma) Rybak
Louis
Della) Grieve
Charles
Hattie) Pilat, Jr
Millie Brosch
Willie
Henry Brosch
Mr. Brosch
Bro
Charles Tykal, Sr
Shreveport
Louisiana
Tykal
Czechoslovakia
America
Wisconsin
Texas
Lavaca County
Katherine Cinadr
Moulton St. Joseph Catholic Church
Boursville
Hiouston
Smith Funeral Home
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Bernard Goebel
Moulton Catholic Cemetery
American Legion
A. J. Daley
Gene
Charles Jr
Alan Tykal
Racine
Clarence Rane
Alvin Meyer
Joe Pavlas
Emil Darilek, Jr
John Brom
George Cinadr
Exemplification Of 4th Degree KC Slated For February 10 in San Antonio
John W. Hill grants permission for a fourth degree exemplification on February 10 by San Antonio General Assembly. Frank T. Longon chairs the membership drive inviting district deputies and grand knights from 30 councils in the San Antonio Archdiocese to send candidates to seven assemblies. Plans and programs will be shared with The Southern Messenger and other papers as the event unfolds. The Yoakum Assembly includes Moulton Hallettsville Yoakum Cuero and Yorktown parishes.
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San Antonio
John W. Hill
Schulenburg
Columbus
el Campo
The
Knights of Columbus
Texas
Moulton High PTA Schedule Public Christmas Program
The Moulton High School PTA will hold its regular meeting Tuesday December 18 at 7 00 pm in the high school gym. First and second grades will present a Christmas program. The public is invited.
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Moulton High School
PTA
Community Christmas Program Set For 7 P M On Front Street
Hundreds of youngsters will participate in the annual Christmas program Monday night December 17 at seven o clock on Front Street. Santa arrives after the program as Master of Ceremonies Harry Meyer presides with a welcome by Mayor W H Pundt and offerings from the Migi orchestras and Lutheran and Catholic choirs followed by remarks and benediction from Father Goebel.
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Front Street
Santa
Harry Meyer
Julius Holm
W. H. Pundt
Mig! Orchestra
Migi
Lutheran
Migl
Father Goebel
Disturbing Peace Charge Filed Against C Moeller
In an affray at the George Technik home on December 5, Clarence Moeller was jailed in Hallettsville after Deputy Sheriff Wm Kortwig arrested him. He faced disturbing peace in Shiner court, appeared on bond, and was released. A hearing is set for December 20 while a separate negligent homicide charge arises from a fatal two car crash killing nine year old Arnold Technik.
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George Technik
Clarence Moeller
Hallettsville
Wm. Kortwig
Moeller
Chotenovsky
Shiner
Technik-Moeller
Arnold Technik
Pvt Kerwyn Pietsch Completes Training at Fort Leonard Wood
Pvt Kerwyn L Pietsch of Moulton completes the six month active training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri on December 15 under the Reserve Forces Act. He may finish service with a local Army Reserve or National Guard unit. An 18 year old son of Mr and Mrs Louis Pietsch he graduated from Moulton High School this year.
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Fort Leonard Wood
Army
Kerwyn L. Pietsch
Moulton
Pietsch
Louis Pietsch
Moulton High School
Santa Visits Town Then Francis in the Haunted House
Moviegoers are reminded of a Monday 7 00 p m showing at the Star Theatre after Santa Claus departs. The feature is Francis in the Haunted House starring Mickey Rooney with Virginia Wells and Frances the Talking Mule, promising a family friendly holiday treat.
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Santa
Star Theatre
Santa Claus
Francis
Mickey Rooney
Virginia Wells
Frances
Talking Mule
Brother Sister Kept Locked Up For 42 Years In Lille
In Lille France a brother Marguerite Vers trate 59 and sister Desire 53 crippled and paralyzed were found in a windowless room after a police manhunt. They wish to continue living with their mother who has not faced charges. Authorities investigate as the pair utter unintelligible sounds.
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Lille
France
Marguerite
Verstrate
Desire
Local Fire Dept Elects Officers in Moulton
In a regular meeting of the Moulton Fire Department last Monday officers were elected for the coming year. President W. H. Pundt, Vice President Donald Bunting, Chief Lee Jarosek, 1st Assistant Chief Edmund Kram, 2nd Assistant Chief Edward A. Darilek, Secretary Francis Fisbeck, Treasurer William Miculka, Chaplain Rev. Bernard Goebel, and Mascot Douglas Beran.
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Moulton Fire Department
W. H. Pundt
Donald Bunting
Lee Jarosek
Edmund Kram
Edward A. Darilek
Francis Fisbeck
William Miculka
Bernard Goebel
Douglas Beran
Vladik Barak 47 Rites Held At Shiner Church
Vladik Barak 47 died December 5 at Veterans Hospital Houston after five days confinement. He lived in Moravia where he farmed and was survived by wife Della and two children Karen Rose and George. Funeral set for December 7 at Shiner Catholic Church with burial in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Vladik Barak
Veterans Hospital
Houston
Barak
Lavaca County
Paul Barak
Della Spana
Moravia
Shiner Catholic Church
Vinklarek
Shiner Catholic Cemetery
Jerome, Leonard
Julius Technik
Charlie Kocian
Lee Stalla
Ted Motal
Karen Rose
George Barak
Janie Barak
Groesbeck
Horace Jarrell
San Antonio
Lorene Crawford
Moulton
Hugo
Emil Barak
Former Moulton Students Enrolled At University Of Houston
Former Moulton students are listed as enrolled at the University of Houston. Names include Charles D. Bevan a senior in agricultural economics Wiley W. Haas a freshman technology student Alexander A. Kotzebue a junior in pharmacy and Erwin F. Kouba a freshman in electrical engineering. See page 6 for full list.
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Moulton
University of Houston
Charles D. Bevan
Wiley W. Haas
Alexander A. Kotzebue
Erwin F. Kouba
Driver rammed hydrant and assaulted bystander in Austin
A motorist rammed a fire hydrant in Austin on Sunday and punched a curious resident who stepped outside to view the incident. The driver, unaware he had confronted Colonel Homer Garrison Jr., the public safety director, was subdued after the colonel, who lost a dental plate, called police and had the driver charged with driving while intoxicated.
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Austin
Homer Garrison, Jr
Garrison
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